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Dr. Andreas Welch - European Patent Attorney
Dr. Andreas Welch is a European Patent Attorney and has a background in chemistry. He has collected experience as an inhouse lawyer in a pharmaceutical company as well as through private practice, and has written the chapter concerning Switzerland in the book "International Pharmaceutical Law and Practice" published by LexisNexis:
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I studied Chemistry in Erlangen (Germany), earned a PhD scholarship from the Bavarian Government and finalized my thesis in Organic Chemistry (summa cum laude) in 1995. |
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I developed an interest in teaching/debating rather early and became responsible for the education of chemical engineers in chemistry during my PhD work. |
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The first contact with patent work for a Munich firm of Patent Attorneys was decisive: I found the profession which seemed to have been invented for me personally. |
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The change to a large German company and responsibilities for the Pharmaceutical & Consumer Care Division brought a variety of new tasks and challenges: worldwide litigation management, prosecution and licensing activities as well as in-house teaching/educating of future European Patent Attorneys. |
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In mid-2001 I joined Hepp Wenger & Ryffel to advise and represent a diversified group of direct clients.
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